Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

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  • @tagiscom
    @tagiscom 10 місяців тому +15

    I will take this any day over the bad elevator crap we have to endure at shopping centers!

    • @Goldengoose416
      @Goldengoose416 Місяць тому +2

      Hey drake will not appreciate that

  • @fitzerelli1
    @fitzerelli1 11 місяців тому +46

    This week I am mostly listening to this song.

  • @russellmoran3858
    @russellmoran3858 4 роки тому +234

    If you are listening to this you are a legend 🙌🏾

  • @jimchambers8580
    @jimchambers8580 2 роки тому +39

    "There's something in the air besides the atmosphere."

  • @fredsalfa
    @fredsalfa 2 місяці тому +29

    What a great hit have not heard that song in 44 years!

    • @MandM-yj3fb
      @MandM-yj3fb Місяць тому +1

      Too many great songs from that era, I listened recently to a song that I hadn't listened in 30 years. It was really a WTF moment 😄

  • @tdsims1963
    @tdsims1963 11 років тому +470

    Why don't we have crazy ladies like this any more? I miss you, Debbie, Nina, Siouxsie, Lena...Come back, come back!

    • @terryworthington2159
      @terryworthington2159 3 роки тому +8

      Ditto

    • @dennisleecleven3209
      @dennisleecleven3209 3 роки тому +16

      Marianne Faithfull was also a part of the end of the 70s early 80s brilliant wave of talent a
      and need I mention The Pretenders?

    • @tdsims1963
      @tdsims1963 3 роки тому +3

      @@dennisleecleven3209 Both ladies I love!!

    • @sailis1809
      @sailis1809 3 роки тому +46

      Not to mention Kate Bush!

    • @johnmacdonald4955
      @johnmacdonald4955 3 роки тому +10

      nina simone top of the tree

  • @johnalex6309
    @johnalex6309 5 років тому +632

    The late 70s/early 80s was the most delightfully weird, indulgent and creative period in Rock. Thank God for free-form radio (look it up, kiddies)!

    • @kimberleyasselin8614
      @kimberleyasselin8614 4 роки тому +25

      alternative was born then, I miss those days

    • @stalino7
      @stalino7 4 роки тому +10

      That’s true

    • @richardcrook2112
      @richardcrook2112 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah I've noticed that. Pop music was stuff like Adam Ant (?)

    • @johnmacdonald4955
      @johnmacdonald4955 3 роки тому +6

      i dont need to lol

    • @terryl9643
      @terryl9643 3 роки тому +20

      David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, King Crimson, Kate Bush, Lene Lovich, John Peel, Kenny Everett, etc, wish i had a time machine

  • @louisb5563
    @louisb5563 2 роки тому +35

    Oh MAN...Still a BANGER!!!

  • @granthoward1770
    @granthoward1770 15 днів тому +1

    It’s great to see all the love for Lene Lovich and this awesome song! She deserves a massive comeback. The music scene needs an injection of originality and true talent. Women in music today are just drips! 😂

  • @cuedotfilms4427
    @cuedotfilms4427 Рік тому +71

    I first heard this on the school bus, back in 79 . Fell in love with it instantly.

  • @JessicaMiller-pc4dj
    @JessicaMiller-pc4dj Рік тому +120

    Thank you Black Mirror for reintroducing this 👆 bopper of a tune . Seriously, well done.

    • @_Zaaier
      @_Zaaier Рік тому +7

      brought me here too ^^

    • @zchharper
      @zchharper Рік тому +6

      Same

    • @FloweredUp-n4t
      @FloweredUp-n4t 2 місяці тому

      Shame Black Mirror is tedious derivative science fiction for folk who don't like science fiction made by cosmopolitan midwits.

    • @countzer0408
      @countzer0408 2 місяці тому +1

      The description for this video asks that you don’t mention the shows name but oh well…

    • @JessicaMiller-pc4dj
      @JessicaMiller-pc4dj 2 місяці тому

      ​@@countzer0408I literally never read that before 🤭 oh well..

  • @rafaelchavez5224
    @rafaelchavez5224 2 місяці тому +17

    Wow. Still love this song..She was ahead of her time,heard this at High School Dance
    Roosevelt High
    L.A.
    Awesome memories 1979
    Greetings from Oklahoma City

    • @josemoreno3334
      @josemoreno3334 Місяць тому +1

      The start of new wave music. Wilson High Mules. L.A. .

  • @annataylor5042
    @annataylor5042 Рік тому +50

    I've never ever heard of Lene Lovich, and never heard her music, but I heard this on the radio the other day and liked it, looked for it and was gobsmacked that this was from the 70s. WTF it sounds (and she looks) so modern!

    • @PamK36
      @PamK36 9 місяців тому +7

      There was a lot of innovative music going on in the 1970s.

    • @BrotherRain
      @BrotherRain 9 місяців тому +6

      She was way ahead of her time. There were so many bright and creative artists from the 60's thru the 80's... then it all sort of fell off the planet. MTV helped a lot but then it went off the tracks with "reality tv"...

    • @MeTube3
      @MeTube3 4 місяці тому +2

      Not to forget that this is an example of a b side that surpassed it’s a side.

    • @patguilfoyle9720
      @patguilfoyle9720 2 місяці тому

      I think that she co-wrote Supernature, look it up

    • @leannefranson1198
      @leannefranson1198 8 днів тому

      Listen to her other music!❤

  • @jamesp6832
    @jamesp6832 2 роки тому +115

    I was 8 in 1979, this song reached #1 here in New Zealand, and I still remember it clearly in 2022.
    Still got the 45 vinyl.

    • @TheWorld_2099
      @TheWorld_2099 Рік тому +2

      The 45…that’s a beautiful thing!
      It was heaven buying those when a song came out.

    • @julianmisaacs
      @julianmisaacs 10 місяців тому

      Actually only got to No. 3 in NZ and 2 in Oz.

    • @louise_rose
      @louise_rose 8 місяців тому +1

      If you've once heard it, you'll never forget the chorus! :) I've remembered this song for nearly as long as you.

    • @marcosruiz1709
      @marcosruiz1709 8 місяців тому +1

      @@julianmisaacs Actually, it was number 1 in New Zealand, on local radio and also in several specific cities. Likewise, reaching number 3 in the entire country is obviously a huge success, it was also #3 in the UK.

    • @kevinbrewis6014
      @kevinbrewis6014 2 місяці тому

      @@marcosruiz1709 yes I remember it was number 3

  • @DrMezMcG
    @DrMezMcG 8 місяців тому +53

    I woke up from a dream at around 1 o'clock this morning and this song was playing in my dream. I woke up singing it. I'd not heard it or thought about it for years. I loved it as a child back in 1979 and, yep, still love it now.

    • @alfredagain
      @alfredagain 3 місяці тому +3

      Dreams... who can figure them? Two nights ago I dreamt I visited Dr. Doom and he had all these animated mannikins to show me around.

  • @jeffk3037
    @jeffk3037 5 років тому +273

    Lena lovich came to my house in the mid 80s i lived just outside of Detroit. she is my best friends aunt! She gave me and my sister a bag of pistachios. I vividly remember her having very long black painted fingernails! True story!

    • @shanesouthern9829
      @shanesouthern9829 5 років тому +6

      love this song its out there

    • @scattysafari7742
      @scattysafari7742 5 років тому +2

      Was she nice?

    • @breakwind5537
      @breakwind5537 5 років тому +3

      @Truth Reigns Forever He just wish she was friends with his aunt

    • @jackssmirkingrevenge9365
      @jackssmirkingrevenge9365 5 років тому +5

      im generally quite good at detecting lies via sentence structure, the pistachio bit didnt jump out at me. why so for you?

    • @jackssmirkingrevenge9365
      @jackssmirkingrevenge9365 5 років тому +2

      why the cloak and dagger shtick?
      you know as well as i do its largely innate and really cant be learnt or copied. _oh well_

  • @Cdearle
    @Cdearle 2 місяці тому +8

    Must be the first time I’ve heard this in more than 40 years!

  • @bambangsudanto5309
    @bambangsudanto5309 2 роки тому +6

    2022..love this classic

  • @AgentRaygun66
    @AgentRaygun66 2 місяці тому +1

    Love this music. That smile at 2:28. Lene looks like she would've been a lot of fun to hang out with at clubs. Miss those times a lot.
    The world wasn't so complicated like it is now.

  • @blackopman1
    @blackopman1 Рік тому +39

    This song is art to me. She rocks out for us.

  • @rschiel50
    @rschiel50 8 років тому +685

    Saw her at City Gardens in Trenton, New Jersey a thousand years ago...before cell phones...before computers...before MTV...yep I'm that old...but I have memories that you CAN'T see on UA-cam... ;)

    • @lexie7930
      @lexie7930 6 років тому +23

      u and me both sister check this out great early punk video, was just getting into it out of h.s. one year ....then came my talking heads, blondie, the clash, yes this lady saw the clash in 81 .....martha and the muffins, the motels, The Tubes, the ramones a dozen times and in bars, not big halls, the cars, Romeo Void, great one hit wonder, Echo and The Bunnymoon their killing moon so intense ...B52s three times ......all i can remember ....no saw X too
      Show less
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    • @ralphklages
      @ralphklages 6 років тому +13

      Dont worry, saw her in Hannover- Germany in 1980, what a song !! -that time!

    • @deenibeeniable
      @deenibeeniable 6 років тому +17

      I hear you, sister. I saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium. Notice I say "saw" -- because there was so much screaming you couldn't hear a thing. lol.

    • @carlocee6699
      @carlocee6699 6 років тому +4

      But some people had the foresight to tape their life in the eighties. Since you are a near NY'er @5O, you should check out Nelson's channel '5thavenue project' -especially if you dug the east village scene. xoxo.

    • @happynowadays
      @happynowadays 6 років тому +1

      Ditto rschiel50

  • @S7EVE_P
    @S7EVE_P Рік тому +105

    50 years ahead in terms of vocal style. Amazing track. A real gem

    • @luannabbate2624
      @luannabbate2624 Рік тому +13

      And now wer're stuck with generic taylor swift crap😛

    • @Theboxingobserver
      @Theboxingobserver Рік тому

      Thought I would comment as there's nothing worse than a blank space, but, to be honest, I need to shake it off.@@luannabbate2624

    • @Belluser-we1uc5cb2l
      @Belluser-we1uc5cb2l Рік тому +5

      ​@@luannabbate2624 💩 yep

    • @bikenband
      @bikenband 8 місяців тому

      I think Gwen Stefani may have heard this a time or two.

  • @MJ-1973
    @MJ-1973 3 місяці тому +14

    Ah man, I was 6 in 1979, but distinctly remember liking this song at the time, when it would come on the radio.

    • @karlsinclair9918
      @karlsinclair9918 2 місяці тому +3

      I was 5 and I remember it vividly too!

    • @NEILTheBOY-c7h
      @NEILTheBOY-c7h 2 місяці тому +1

      1972 Yet remember this clearly Brilliant 🙏

    • @ianpearson7544
      @ianpearson7544 2 місяці тому +1

      I was 17yo in 1979, one year out of school. I bought this tune as the 12in single way back then.

    • @battlemorph
      @battlemorph 2 місяці тому +1

      Do you remember the KP crisps advert that used the tune, too? 😂

    • @karlsinclair9918
      @karlsinclair9918 2 місяці тому

      @battlemorph mmm KP

  • @dagfinnsigridsonskoglund563
    @dagfinnsigridsonskoglund563 2 місяці тому +2

    Lene Lovich is absolutely amazing, then and now and forever!

  • @berry_sweet483
    @berry_sweet483 Рік тому +5

    Watched the Black Mirror episode "Demon 79" last night and heard a snippet of this song towards the end of the show when the main character is driving in her car. I immediately recognized it from my childhood but couldn't put my finger on it. Looked it up and it was this song. Cool song!

  • @crabstick250
    @crabstick250 6 місяців тому +10

    One of a kind. First 2 albums are brilliant! Love her so much!!! Memories!

  • @spastikman
    @spastikman Рік тому +23

    This is brand new for me. Wasn't alive back then, but it's incredible

    • @louise_rose
      @louise_rose 8 місяців тому +1

      I've remembered this one for more than forty years - the name of the singer too. Yes, those years around 1980 and on towards the mid-eighties were incredibly innovative in music.

    • @koitorob
      @koitorob 8 місяців тому +1

      If you think Lena is incredible, give And The Native Hipsters a listen. The first time i heard this song was on holiday many many years ago. Sat on the floor in a holiday chalet in Wales playing cards one evening with my brother and sister and mom listening to John Peel on the radio. I only tracked the artist down about five years ago and bought the album. You know it's musical gold when you read the track listing and see such titles as Baboon Climbs a Mountain!
      ua-cam.com/video/qCJVminVFRQ/v-deo.html
      Oh, and don't forget Klaus...
      ua-cam.com/video/HmLk2vSXXtk/v-deo.html

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 8 місяців тому +1

      Welcome to the 80's music!

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 8 місяців тому

      ​@koitorob tyx for info ! Gonna,check it out! ❤

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 8 місяців тому

      ​@@louise_rosemy fave time for music & bands then ! ❤ still love them today ! Always,will !

  • @merccadoosis8847
    @merccadoosis8847 Місяць тому +1

    First heard this on WLIR-FM back in the day.
    Still awesome after all this decades.

  • @freeelectron8261
    @freeelectron8261 2 місяці тому +1

    I loved this when it first came out, still do!

  • @malbuff
    @malbuff 10 років тому +526

    "Betty Boop on bad acid," said a friend of mine, but I think she was jealous she hadn't had the concept first. Lene's a true original. How many Goth girls today even know who she is?

  • @renpan
    @renpan 6 місяців тому +12

    All time favorite, for almost 50 years ... absolutely fantastic in any way ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @drinkclintons2058
    @drinkclintons2058 Рік тому +11

    Wow, thank you Black Mirror, I’m obsessed with this song now.

    • @omniexistus
      @omniexistus Рік тому +2

      yeah just heard it there myself

  • @lancehollingworth4043
    @lancehollingworth4043 Місяць тому +1

    From East Hull - UK - I was nearly at the end of School when this hit the charts, our Music Teacher said she was from Greatfield High School... the next Housing Estate from our School, I lived on Longhill, School was in Bilton Grange and Greatfield was not far away - You can walk through the 3 Housing Estates in an hour at most - Saying that, I've listened hard for the Hull accent, I don't think she was born here in Hull? :)

  • @Hippityhop-13
    @Hippityhop-13 2 місяці тому +2

    A staple of indie / college radio in those days . Glad this baby popped up

  • @kelseymariel2127
    @kelseymariel2127 Рік тому +13

    Brings back so memories of that time. We really did experience an amazing swath of music from the 60’s all the way through the 80’s and 90’s. So cool,

  • @davidbell9815
    @davidbell9815 2 роки тому +58

    A truly original and unique song like this comes to a writer once in a lifetime. Absolute genius, and this timeless, quirky classic will be a hit again, when somebody in the media reintroduces it to a whole new generation. 👌🎤🎶

    • @luannabbate2624
      @luannabbate2624 2 роки тому +6

      Totally agree. These days it's all generic crap with 50 people on stage to distract you from the fact that there's nothing there to begin with.

    • @cephlopodic
      @cephlopodic 2 роки тому +1

      ms lovich toured the world riding this one.
      with a newborn baby
      I understand

    • @sevchyk
      @sevchyk 2 роки тому

      I don’t know about lyrics, but sounds like filler material to me. Listen to Voulez-Vous by ABBA. Way more interesting.

    • @cephlopodic
      @cephlopodic 2 роки тому +2

      @@sevchyk doo ! lighten up. its just a bit of fun🦑

    • @sevchyk
      @sevchyk 2 роки тому

      @@cephlopodic What are you talking about? Are you under influence of LSD?

  • @amandab9313
    @amandab9313 Рік тому +18

    My first ever favourite song.. age 4 I used to spin round to this. As a Goth, punk and rocker I feel proud this was my catalyst !! I like alternative and it will always be an amazing track.

  • @granthoward1770
    @granthoward1770 Місяць тому +1

    Lene Lovich is an uncelebrated genius! The album Stateless is a breath of fresh air decades after release. Play her records all the time….inspiring!

  • @joeyli8634
    @joeyli8634 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely brilliant love this song I like the bit where she sing ehhh orrr ehhhh orrr

  • @walterwindas3874
    @walterwindas3874 Рік тому +4

    Met lene few times around town in hull really nice lass down to earth and a good laugh good tune lene willy 👍💯

  • @Brewzerr
    @Brewzerr 5 років тому +327

    One of the true originals, and a real sweetheart. Lene, Nina Hagen, and Siouxsie ripped up the rule book for female vocalists.

    • @johnnymfan5065
      @johnnymfan5065 5 років тому +9

      Lene had much more tuneful music than Siouxsie though. I never had an interest in Nina.

    • @dav01kar
      @dav01kar 5 років тому +19

      Polystyrene too.

    • @Brewzerr
      @Brewzerr 5 років тому +8

      @@dav01kar yep. Good call. Poly Styrene definitely belongs in the same category. I'm still sad that she's gone.

    • @Brewzerr
      @Brewzerr 5 років тому +18

      ​@@johnnymfan5065 My point is that these women were/are all pioneers who blazed the trail for strong female vocalists. Whether one was "more tuneful" or not is kind of irrelevant and comes down to personal preference. They had different styles, but each one was/is genuinely original.

    • @johnnymfan5065
      @johnnymfan5065 5 років тому +2

      @@Brewzerr Yea your right. Everyone was unique back in the old days

  • @sullyuk
    @sullyuk 3 роки тому +25

    Late 70s / early 80s: a fertile period for innovative music and performers. Much still sounds fresh today

    • @nicki996
      @nicki996 Рік тому +3

      Thank God for this❤

  • @Phase52012
    @Phase52012 2 місяці тому +2

    this has been on YT for 16 years! how did I miss it? haven't heard it in decades. still great!

  • @UnearthlyKiss
    @UnearthlyKiss 28 днів тому +1

    Great song with a great Lady in charge!

  • @jamiegrifter
    @jamiegrifter 16 років тому +19

    This was the first record I ever bought! Pretty cool for a seven year old! Still love it now and it's great to see the video!

  • @eggy-marra
    @eggy-marra 3 роки тому +21

    She is great! No one could top this one! Great dance music too!

    • @steveboverie9432
      @steveboverie9432 2 роки тому +2

      Check out the UA-cam video of Lene Lovich performing at Studio 54.

    • @ThePaulv12
      @ThePaulv12 2 роки тому

      @@steveboverie9432 I'll do that right now! Cheers Steve - I love it when I read comments and get this sort of tip.

  • @les13robinson
    @les13robinson 3 роки тому +9

    Loved this song in 1979....and still love this classic! Lene Lives!

  • @michaelhuth1061
    @michaelhuth1061 2 місяці тому +1

    This video beams me back to the advent of the eighties! Something new and crazy was about to come, making the seventies look old.
    Later Lene lovechich made a record with Herman Brood and Nina Hagen - a freaked out trio...

  • @snailhawk
    @snailhawk 2 місяці тому +2

    I went to see her at the Lyceum in 1979 but I got so drunk I didn't see any of the gig. I was 15. First chance I got to see one of her shows was about 8 years ago (although I did see her do a guest appearance with Hawkwind in the '90's). All those decades later, she still rocks

  • @shannonnonnahs6943
    @shannonnonnahs6943 3 роки тому +43

    I haven't heard this song played in so long. A true alternative classic! Thanks for sharing.

    • @MrPizza063
      @MrPizza063 2 роки тому +2

      1978 my high school years

  • @1965Marla
    @1965Marla 9 років тому +216

    This music video was one of the first that I ever saw. I was babysitting in 1980, and watching a show called "Night Flight," and this came up. Loved it then & now. Lene is dark, quirky, & weird (in a good way) and she made quite an impression on me.

    • @blazak
      @blazak 9 років тому +7

      +bucky468 I watched Night Flight on USA in 1980!

    • @susanconnelly6915
      @susanconnelly6915 8 років тому +4

      Night Flight aired on the USA network from the summer of 1981 to 1988 and aired in "reruns" into the 1990s.

    • @markbryant7743
      @markbryant7743 7 років тому +9

      I LOVED Night Flight. We've got a thousand channels now and nothing compares to what they had back then.

    • @lexie7930
      @lexie7930 6 років тому +3

      a classic song ....band quite good too

    • @lexie7930
      @lexie7930 6 років тому +2

      yeah yeah night flight forgot all about that

  • @julianguffogg
    @julianguffogg 2 місяці тому +3

    Bought the album in 1979, still got it.

  • @dimitrioskominatos3656
    @dimitrioskominatos3656 2 місяці тому +1

    A masterpiece,even to this day!

  • @andysmart01
    @andysmart01 5 місяців тому +2

    loved the simplicity, a lot of symbolism here.

  • @darkestserenity6775
    @darkestserenity6775 2 роки тому +8

    I remember dancing to this on my bed when I was little
    I thought her and Siouxie were so cool , so unique
    I still Love it ❤

  • @dave1234aust
    @dave1234aust Рік тому +29

    I met my wife to this song. It was used in ice speed skating. She skated by and her blonde hair and tight black jeans...
    That was 1979, now it's 2023 and we've been married for 43 years. But we can't ice skate anymore....lol

  • @johnpicone5800
    @johnpicone5800 5 років тому +9

    I was 16 back in 1979 when this came out, haven't heard it for decades! It's weird to finally see the clip, ahh the magic of UA-cam! She was 30 when she made it and must be nearly 70 now!

    • @mikefisher2673
      @mikefisher2673 5 років тому +1

      I was 16 too when I first heard it used it in 35th high school reuion. So many different sounds to hear back then never got bored with music.

  • @robertowens7771
    @robertowens7771 2 роки тому +2

    I realy love your style and sound wow

  • @chriscefola7409
    @chriscefola7409 10 місяців тому +2

    First music video I saw one late night months before MTV Launched

  • @VictoriaBitter1976
    @VictoriaBitter1976 6 років тому +88

    Huge hit in Australia in 1979. Went to Number 1 :D

    • @guycordeau3789
      @guycordeau3789 5 років тому

      in Canada too

    • @65tosspowertrapl36
      @65tosspowertrapl36 5 років тому +3

      Lucky huh?

    • @Brewzerr
      @Brewzerr 5 років тому +4

      And of course, here in clueless states of America it didn’t even chart, despite the fact that Lene Lovich is from Detroit. The #1 song here at the time was probably some godawful yawn-inducing chunk of crap by Foreigner or Journey.

    • @65tosspowertrapl36
      @65tosspowertrapl36 5 років тому +1

      @@Brewzerr My Sharona by The Knack, neither of those bands you mentioned were number one in 1979.

    • @Brewzerr
      @Brewzerr 5 років тому +5

      Yeah I was just taking a stab at that, hence “probably”. I haven’t looked at the actual billboard charts for 1979 in a very long time. I just remember stuff like Journey, Foreigner, and Styx was really popular on American FM radio at the time. Also, disco was still very popular that year. I remember that Donna Summer had a few big hits, and there was stuff like Gloria Gaynor, Chic, and Anita Ward. All I know is that while Lene Lovich was doing very well in places like Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the UK... she didn’t even crack the top 100 in her own home country... where the charts were bogged down by disco and bad rock. I never cared much for ‘My Sharona’, though that first Knack album had some other real power pop gems on it, like ‘Let Me Out’.

  • @maxkerkar7175
    @maxkerkar7175 6 місяців тому +289

    2024 anyone ?

    • @sheppertonstudios8253
      @sheppertonstudios8253 5 місяців тому +2

      Oh yes indeed.

    • @benedettobruno1669
      @benedettobruno1669 4 місяці тому +9

      Yes.
      A 58 year old from Sicily and terribly missing the creativity of the 1980s.

    • @navalerman1508
      @navalerman1508 4 місяці тому +2

      From ever Now and forever ❤❤❤💥💥💥

    • @jonvincentmusic
      @jonvincentmusic 4 місяці тому

      Here

    • @SmelOdies
      @SmelOdies 4 місяці тому +1

      @@jonvincentmusic Where the hell you been? We was lookin all over for you

  • @oolongoolong789
    @oolongoolong789 6 місяців тому +6

    Brilliantly quirky. Love it!

  • @jessh6480
    @jessh6480 Рік тому +1

    Dear Jeff Tweedy, thanks for the nudge to check this out. Magic 💜💜

  • @michaelwilliams7026
    @michaelwilliams7026 Рік тому +2

    i love lene facail reaction i know she only miming but her expression when she sings something tells me tell my lucky numbers gonna be 2 at 1,28 priceless

  • @Pincer88
    @Pincer88 5 років тому +161

    When people were truely original. Good lord, I miss that creative energy of the 80ies so much.

    • @dekunstemaker
      @dekunstemaker 5 років тому +11

      You mean the 70's of course.

    • @Pincer88
      @Pincer88 5 років тому +1

      @@dekunstemaker Sorry....i'm an eighties child. My mum and dad love the70ies. Each generation its own golden decade. 😁

    • @gerardwhite2689
      @gerardwhite2689 5 років тому +5

      The 70s actually

    • @MickeyCool30
      @MickeyCool30 5 років тому +3

      Although technically its new wave which spread late 70s and 80s so the sound is similar and the sound is different from most 70s and this single was rereleased in 80s

    • @richardwilliams1921
      @richardwilliams1921 4 роки тому +1

      Songs from '79

  • @venanciahopkins5035
    @venanciahopkins5035 5 років тому +40

    This is a great song! Lene Lovich was so cool and weird! Her, Nina Hagen and Siouxie Sioux were Goth divas!

    • @andrewcallanan3781
      @andrewcallanan3781 5 років тому +5

      Gothic girls rule

    • @robertstirman1736
      @robertstirman1736 5 років тому +2

      Venancia Hopkins ah you love Nina Hagen and Siouxie Sioux. God bless

    • @geraldfriend256
      @geraldfriend256 3 роки тому +1

      And lets not forget Kate Bush..she up on dat Mt.Gothmore.Think about it..female rock stars were largely a product( except Joplin) before 70s..these beasts were visionaries .But hey..2021 has St.Vincent..cmon

  • @jollyrot3145
    @jollyrot3145 2 роки тому +4

    This babd is so rad, love this song, actually heard it again on XM Satellite radio, thanks for posting this 🖤

  • @pariahthistledowne3934
    @pariahthistledowne3934 Рік тому +2

    This song, and the Rodney GERMS interview are what made me a Punker...Blessed Be, both Lene and Rodney!

  • @katrinahesketh1799
    @katrinahesketh1799 Рік тому +1

    Wow I was just 7 years old when this came out!! I remember it so well x

  • @isthynamewart
    @isthynamewart 7 років тому +43

    Forty years ago, give or take. Still as good as it ever was.

    • @lexie7930
      @lexie7930 6 років тому +3

      ugh u had to say that i was 19 back then lmfao

  • @sking55
    @sking55 14 років тому +26

    I remember when Lene and her band played the Hot Cub in Philadelphia in early 1980- she was a goddess- after her set she came out and sat on the steps with us and was hanging and talking- she started apologizing for her performance because she had caught a cold and couldn't do the OOH OOH OOH OOH part of lucky number- she was so sweet- and of course her performance was flawless to us!!

  • @tommytippee2437
    @tommytippee2437 10 років тому +47

    The Ghost of Lillian Gish.
    What a brilliant sound from those great times in young music

    • @malbuff
      @malbuff 3 роки тому +1

      Check out Theda Bara. I seem to remember Lene cited her as an influence.

  • @common12
    @common12 2 місяці тому +1

    I saw her open for the B52s in 1979 on campus. She still holds up- not sure why she didn’t do much after this album🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @dt-wq7ql
    @dt-wq7ql 2 місяці тому +1

    Nov,2024, just appeared ,
    How does UA-cam know i danced to this in my youth ?

  • @shoftim
    @shoftim 7 років тому +9

    Man... she is incredible... I'm ashamed to say, I just discovered! Greetings from Cleveland OH!

  • @stacierichardson4475
    @stacierichardson4475 Рік тому +8

    Still just as awesome as the 1st time I heard this album, incredible!!!

  • @petermeredith3873
    @petermeredith3873 3 роки тому +63

    I love how she sings "something in your eyes gives me a wild idea" perfect voice... of course the whole song is fantastic it's not JUST that part

    • @petermeredith3873
      @petermeredith3873 3 роки тому

      @Satanic Panic Fun and Games Hmm? Why do you ask

    • @petermeredith3873
      @petermeredith3873 3 роки тому

      @Satanic Panic Fun and Games Pass

    • @jas22
      @jas22 2 роки тому

      i LOVE the "ooh ooh OOH ooh"! its so - avian or reptilian, strange, dissonant, yet so beautiful!

  • @cyndykated1083
    @cyndykated1083 22 дні тому +1

    Music was so quirky..fun..strange! Hair and clothes too..the best❤❤

  • @davidmlsd8439
    @davidmlsd8439 Рік тому +8

    Thanks Black Mirror for this discovery 🧱☄️🔥

  • @jameslangley6779
    @jameslangley6779 2 роки тому +2

    Wonderful weird great times and great music those were the days

  • @philhuw88
    @philhuw88 3 роки тому +10

    An underrated classic..

  • @polyglotte
    @polyglotte 8 років тому +63

    This is so brilliant in so many ways that I can hardly even begin to describe it. Which is, no doubt, why more people don't bow down before this song and its brilliant creator.

    • @Skullink
      @Skullink 7 років тому

      hortense234 umm... Everything but 1:08 was brilliant

    • @lexie7930
      @lexie7930 6 років тому +3

      great early punk video, was just getting into it out of h.s. one year ....then came my talking heads, blondie, the clash, yes this lady saw the clash in 81 .....martha and the muffins, the motels, The Tubes, the ramones a dozen times and in bars, not big halls, the cars, Romeo Void, great one hit wonder, Echo and The Bunnymoon their killing moon so intense ...B52s three times ......all i can remember ....no saw X too

    • @lexie7930
      @lexie7930 6 років тому

      oh yeah, new order as well ...billy squire, not punk but good

    • @erika6651
      @erika6651 3 роки тому +1

      @@Skullink Nah, even that was kinda awesome.

  • @eamonwright7488
    @eamonwright7488 3 роки тому +18

    Didn't know till recently that Lene Lovich did backing vocals on The Residents - "Picnic Boy" off Commercial Album. She's vastly underrated as a performer, highly creative/original. I'm sure theirs not much that the likes of Lene Lovich/Nina Hagen couldnt do. They're highly talented musicians and artists alike.

    • @davidforshaw4998
      @davidforshaw4998 Рік тому +1

      👍 Check out the Hawkwind track : 'Angela Android, she's on there.' Such a great voice.

  • @robertsvf
    @robertsvf Рік тому +1

    Black Mirror just reminded me of when I was 16 and listening to Devo, B-52s, and the Specials. Of course, I also loved mainstream rock from Petty, the Cars and even ELO. All quirky, but so so so interesting. Lene Lovich's music fits right into this mix. She's now 74.

  • @bobbyfeather1
    @bobbyfeather1 Рік тому +2

    1979 was a BLAST !!! I totaled TWO vehicles that year. Almost died twice. I was both 18 and 19. Yet, here I am in XXMMIII...killing it!🚑

  • @bonniebickett4520
    @bonniebickett4520 5 років тому +13

    LOVE her voice!

  • @bradjustbrad
    @bradjustbrad 5 років тому +4

    40 years after seeing it the first time and I'm still googling this. That's staying power!

    • @roddyteague6246
      @roddyteague6246 5 років тому

      Exactly the same thought!! 40 years gone in a flash. The other belter from then was (This) World of Water by New Musik. Still a smashing number. Regards. Rod

  • @craigbeale8540
    @craigbeale8540 5 років тому +13

    The scary thing is shes now 70. Where are the years going as this feels like yesterday to me......

  • @walterenright8529
    @walterenright8529 2 місяці тому +1

    Quintessential new wave and so fun to dance to......!

  • @garypautard1069
    @garypautard1069 2 місяці тому +1

    I am old enough to remember this song being played on Juke Box Jury ( yes you read right ) and the panel gave it a low vote. But all panel members looked a bit sheepish when Lene appeared from behind the curtain and shook hands with all of them.

  • @pigknickers2975
    @pigknickers2975 5 років тому +8

    One of my favourites of all time, recorded at Eden Studios Chiswick where I used to have a studio.

  • @cmp401
    @cmp401 2 роки тому +3

    Can't believe that Lene wrote one of my fav songs of all time:
    ''Supernature" by Cerrone. Kudos!!

    • @andrew1598
      @andrew1598 Рік тому +1

      I think she wrote the lyrics not the music but it's great

  • @itchywitchy570
    @itchywitchy570 2 роки тому +2

    I remember seeing this video when MTV first aired, loved it then love it now.

  • @jessiejames2155
    @jessiejames2155 Місяць тому +1

    I would love to see another cutey redo it ..😊

  • @billkenny3349
    @billkenny3349 4 роки тому +2

    This is just a perfect ditty! Brilliant in its elegant simplicity,

  • @davelesney7117
    @davelesney7117 9 років тому +27

    This song comes across sooo well on a nice big on a loud stereo . Punk bars loved this one ! If your toes aren't tapping , ur dead !

    • @dickson37055
      @dickson37055 7 років тому +1

      Toes literally tapping as I read this.

  • @victorygah
    @victorygah 10 років тому +6

    WOW! Finally, after more than 30 years I listen this amazing song.
    Cool! Cool!

  • @shannonflores2317
    @shannonflores2317 2 роки тому +2

    Love you Lene! Between you and Miss Nina my 80s were the funnest!!!🥰❤

  • @dermotwalsh9572
    @dermotwalsh9572 2 місяці тому +1

    Such an 80’s sound and vibe.

  • @xtradelite903
    @xtradelite903 7 років тому +50

    I love Lena's counterpartner. The post-post-post punk artist Nina Hagens. I remember in the early 1980's KROQ radio station (Los Angeles, California) would play their music often.

    • @tiana1017
      @tiana1017 5 років тому +2

      i was thinking the same thing!!!!

    • @brindlefly
      @brindlefly 5 років тому +5

      Agree. I also love Nina's version of Lucky Number as well.

    • @longde
      @longde 5 років тому +3

      @@brindlefly Nina's version is great

    • @MultiScooter63
      @MultiScooter63 5 років тому +1

      And because Lene and Nina truely match, they did a song together: "Don't kill the animals".
      ua-cam.com/video/bVnVcbuoyWU/v-deo.html